https://automaton-media.com/en/author/tetsuya-yoshimoto/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:57:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/author/tetsuya-yoshimoto/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220810-14816/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:57:30 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=14816 There are a subset of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 players that have been struggling to cross the ropes placed around the game’s world. In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a Field Skill called Rope Sliding allows players to slide down ropes strung across gaps from high places.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220726-14343/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:37:51 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=14343 New gameplay footage for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak shows off the new area Forlorn Arena with Lucent Nargacuga fighting against hunters. But it wasn’t Nargacuga that fans couldn’t take their eyes off of as they were perplexed by the flinching hunter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220401-11072/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:35:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=11072 Japanese game developer STP WORKS has announced its new title Marble Ball Friends. Marble Ball Friends is a multiplayer game for up to five players based on smart ball, a Japanese ball game similar to pinball.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220401-11048/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 03:01:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=11048 Kadokawa has announced the release date for Overload -Escape from Nazarick-, a 2D Metroidvania game based on the popular novel/anime series Overload. It’s coming out on June 16 for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/tips/20220314-10505/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:10:45 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=10505 Elden Ring: From killing merchants to sorting items, here are some hidden features you (probably) didn't know.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220224-9957/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:03:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=9957 void tRrLM2(); //Void Terrarium 2 announced for Japan, will launch June 30. Void Terrarium 2 is an RPG where players take on the role of a maintenance robot that cares for young girl and ensures her survival.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/playism/20220123-8796/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:21:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=8796 Anime-style 3D bullet hell action game Homura Hime announced for Steam. Homura Hime is being developed by the Taiwan-based team called Crimson Dusk.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211217-7662/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 03:48:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=7662 Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets an update (Ver. 2.0.4) to fix nude villager glitch. As the name implies, the nude villager glitch causes villagers to appear without their clothes on. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211213-7360/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:25:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=7360 Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is coming to Steam Early Access on December 17. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is a modernized version of a Wizardry spin-off that released in 2006 in Japan. English support is coming at a later date.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211127-6683/ Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:59:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=6683 An Animal Crossing: New Horizons master designer who recreated the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan teaches us their island creation process along with some tricks.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211120-6363/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 05:25:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=6363 Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Update 2.0] – Everything you can do now (Events edition) In this article, we’re going to lay out the new things you can do through these events.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211120-6333/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 05:24:52 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=6333 Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Update 2.0] – everything you can do now (Lifestyle edition) This article is intended to introduce all the new lifestyle related elements that have brought so much change to our island lives.]]>